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Thymosin, from the Thymus gland. Erik

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What hormone is responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes?

Thymosin


Thymosin is a hormone that plays an important role in?

In the human immune system by stimulating Lymphocytes T.


What are the main two types of lymphocytes?

T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes


Who discovered t lymphocytes?

who discoverd lymphocytes


What is involved in the programming of T lymphocytes?

The Thymus is involved in the maturation of T Lymphocytes.


What is the hormone that causes maturity of the lymphocytes?

Lymphocytes develop in the bone marrow, until they are differentiated into their specific type - T cell, B cell or Natural Killer cell. B cells mature into B lymphocytes in the bone marrow, aided by the hormone interleukin-7. T cells migrate to the thymus, where they mature into, you guessed it, T l ymphocytes, aided by several hormones - interleukin-1, interleukin-4, interleukin-6, thymosin, thymopoietin, and thymulin. I'd be interested to know why you need to know this.


How are cytotoxic T lymphocytes produced?

CD8+ T cells divide and differentiate into cytotoxic T lymphocytes.


Where do t-lymphocytes mature?

T lymphocytes undergo their final maturation in the thymus, hence why they are called 'T cells'.


Which glands produce a hormone that stimulates cells in the immune system?

The thymus gland produces a hormone called thymosin, which helps in the development and maturation of T-lymphocytes in the immune system.


Is the thymus an exocrine gland?

No, thymus is an endocrine gland it secretes hormone named as thymosins which play an important role in the development differentiation and maturation of T lymphocytes


Hormone that affects the production of the WBC called lymphocytes?

thymosin


T-cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B cell lymphocytes?

suppressor T-cells